Sep 17, 2018 | Innovation
A group of 14 students representing the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Celaya participated from July 27 to 29 in the international competition of Human Traction Vehicles organized by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
HPVC Human Powered Vehicle Challenge is a competition that tests the design and innovation capacity of engineering students, applied to the development of sustainable mobility alternatives such as human powered vehicles (HPVs). It is established by the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge Committee of ASME International.
2018 will be the third consecutive year that a team from the University of Celaya has participated in this competition, where young people must to conceive, design, manufacture and evaluate a human-powered vehicle, capable of running on different surfaces (rough, smooth, steep and wet), and that above all provides safety and comfort to the driver, always considering high standards of quality, reliability and innovation.
Sep 17, 2018 | Innovation
Jennifer Diaz Herrera, Montserrat Aboytes Cruz, Fernanda Sandoval Aranda, 3rd semester students of Biomedical Engineering were the 1st place winners in the first LinceHack tournament with the project "Speed Ambulance" an application for mobile devices that facilitates the care of a patient so that the ambulance arrives on time to attend the patient at the right place in an emergency, speeding up the process by having their basic data and exact location preloaded.
The tournament was held on September 1 and 2 at the Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, with the participation of students from the entire Laja-Bajío region. The students were advised by Professor Antonio Hernandez, a member of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Celaya.
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Members of the Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (Coparmex) signed a collaboration agreement with the Universidad de Celaya to work together on projects that benefit both students and companies in areas such as innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, challenge solving, training, global vision, among others.
This agreement was signed on August 19 by Dr. Moisés Mendoza Escobar, Vice Rector of the University of Celaya and Juan Yúdico Herrasti, president of Coparmex Celaya Laja-Bajío during the Coparmex meeting with the elected councilors of the 2018-2021 City Council.
Sep 17, 2018 | Innovation
As part of the cutting-edge educational program that the University of Celaya offers to the regional community, the diploma course Industry 4.0 was held, a topic that currently presents many challenges for industry, education, work and in general the way in which the daily life of our society will be transformed due to the technological changes that are to come.
This diploma course was given by the University of Celaya in conjunction with 4X Metro, Centro de Motivación Industrial and PROSOFT, with the objective that young people, professionals and entrepreneurs begin to understand the new global reality and prepare themselves professionally for automation and data exchange within technologies, the internet of things, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, big data, collaborative robots and much more.
Sep 17, 2018 | Uncategorised
Dos equipos de estudiantes de la Ingeniería en Biomédica y la Licenciatura en Turismo de la Universidad de Celaya ganaron el “Segundo Encuentro de Creatividad e Innovación para la Internacionalización en Casa” organizado por SICES (Secretaría de Innovación, Ciencia y Educación Superior), concurso en el cual compitieron instituciones de todo el estado.
Los proyectos por los que los alumnos obtuvieron el premio fueron, en el caso de Biomédica: Sistema de monitoreo electromiográfico para el diagnóstico y la prevención de problemas lumbares en el ambiente de trabajo; en el caso de Turismo: Solución de reciclaje de desperdicios generales.
Dichos proyectos fueron realizados durante varias semanas con la asesoría de docentes y expertos, buscando encontrar soluciones innovadoras a estos problemas que se identificaron en la industria regional y que al mismo tiempo consideraran estándares internacionales para que las respuestas puedan aplicarse en un entorno global.
Los jóvenes recibirán el premio el próximo 14 de Septiembre por el Dr. Arturo Lara López, Secretario de Innovación, Ciencia y Educación Superior y Presidente del Comité Evaluador de la SICES, la cual se realizará en las Salas de Usos Múltiples I y II de la SICES ubicada en el edificio Red Estatal de Supercómputo y de Divulgación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología con domicilio en Mineral de Cata número 1305, colonia Puerto Interior, código postal 36275, en el municipio de Silao De La Victoria, Guanajuato.
